ok i have a 63 dart 270 convertable that i am trying to restore. my problem is that the frame for the top is rusted out beyond repair i need to find a place to get a replacement.
thank you in advance. any help is appriciated

I used to get Hemmings. Allways saw adds for conv. top bows. Don't know if they were new or used or what. If you can't get it through Hemmings, you can't get it.

NOT ALL HOPE IS LOST, IF HEMMINGS DOESNT PAN OUT, GO TO A FABRICATOR OR MACHINE SHOP AND HAVE THEM TELL YOU WHAT THE PROPERTIES OF THE METAL IS. FIND A STEEL SUPPLIER IN YOUR AREA AND BUY THE RAW ITEM. FRONT BOWS ARE GENERALLY MILD STEEL, AND CAN BE FORMED (BENT) WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. THEN, CUT OFF THE PART THAT DOESNT LIKE LOOK LIKE YOURS.

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thank you for the help but i have one more question. would a top frame from a 64 dart work? the two cars look alot alike with the exception of the grill.

Its a fit 63-66 used the same body....

gt63 thank you for the info. it is good to know that 63 wasnt a one year body style.

anybody know the production numbers of the 1963 270 dart convertable? i know i have only seen gt convertables and wonder how many 270s where made

I looked up production numbers years ago at my local library, wish I could remember the source as the book was ancient. Prepared to be sickened, back in my younger years I worked for a insurance company and we had a elderly employee who had TWO 63 Dart convertibles she bought new in absolute mint, low mileage condition, both black-one with a white top the other tan, she would alternate driving them along with a 60 Fury convertible also in impecable condition.

It inspired me to relieve my brother-in law of his hardtop 63. No matter how much I begged/pleaded or offered, she would never sell. I've often wondered what happened to them after she passed away.

Stupid me, had the opportunity to purchase the Fury at a later date when she decided she could no longer park it , thought it was uglier then hell at the time and declined. Now all I do is cry over that decision.